In a bit of a predicament

She is a He...That's a young Drake and looks to be a Rouen cross.

Going by bill color, I also thought it might be a drake in eclipse plumage. I wonder how old the bird is and if it has yet to have a voice change ?
 
What about a mix couldn’t a mix be colored like this one?

Absolutely. For me the deciding factor would be the age of the duck. Coloring does not cause me doubt as much as the beak color and drake's behavior - although neither is decisive in gender ID.
 
Op said duck has a loud quack not raspy like a drake

That's where knowledge of the duck's age would be helpful. I've had the occasional drake that quacked almost until the development of Nuptial plumage.
 

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